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Reading is a crucial skill for academic success not only in English classes but also in social studies, science, and even math classes. You can help your student by encouraging the to spend time each day practicing this skill.

At Captain Shreve we will continue to help students improve their reading comprehension and develop their vocabulary through the use of Accelerated Reading. All students, freshmen through seniors, will be given a test in August or early September. They then will begin reading books in their zone and testing on those books by computer in the library. English teachers as well as teachers from different disciplines will be talking to students about their expectations. One of the goals will be for students to achieve an 85% or higher on the reading tests. Scientifically based research has proven that students who read 20 minutes a day show significant gains in comprehension, vocabulary, and in reasoning and problem-solving skills. Look for Accelerated Books at your house and encourage your students to practice daily.

Check here to see if the book you are reading has an AR test available:
AR BookFinder

Our book club meets monthly and enjoys lunch together as we talk about books! We select books from the current LA Teen Readers’ Choice list. The LTRC list provides a range of genres for students to enjoy. Book club members enjoy taking home a free book, compliments of community members and our partners at donorschoose.org. We enjoy the in-person visits and book signing with authors like Layla Lee, Ashley Elston, Candace Buford, and Kayvion Lewis, to name a few!

Book Club members enjoy teamwork and camaraderie in events like Book Fair, the Battle of the Books, Open House, and volunteering at school carnival events. 

Learn about the Teen Book Club membership and meetings: Book Club Memberships

Donate to our Teen Book Club Projects, including support for our monthly meetings, Battle of the Books, Rising Star Awards, author visits, and more! https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/3717955

The CSHS Library sponsors the Rising Star Awards to recognize students who have met challenging personal reading goals. Students are nominated by English teachers each semester. We recognize  over 70 students each year.

All rising star award winners are recognized with a certificate and a free book, thanks to community members and DonorsChoose.org. Our Top Reader is awarded a free kindle fire E-reading device!!!  

Librarians Maureen Barclay and Dani Long host the annual Book Fair each fall semester. The CSHS Book Fair offers students the opportunity to demonstrate leadership and promote literacy. Students developed presentations on their choice of book, book series, or literacy issue and delivered oral presentations to guest judges.

We recognize students with the Best in Fair Award and the Student Choice Award.

Student representatives also create poster presentations to showcase literacy around the school, including projects for reading in the content area and organizations like The Enterprise school news magazine and Verdant, the school literary and art anthology.